Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, October 2008


Table 15. Headline and Core Inflation Rates in the Philippines
          October 2007 - October 2008
          (2000 = 100)

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                                                 2 0 0 8                       |        2 0 0 7    
                      Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun  May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct 
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Headline Inflation   11.2  11.8r 12.5  12.3r 11.4  9.5r  8.3   6.4   5.4   4.9   2.8   3.9   3.2   2.7


Core Inflation        7.8   7.5   7.0   6.3   6.6  6.2   5.9   4.8   4.0   3.4   2.8   2.6   2.3   2.4

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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